American Military University Receives IAEM's Academic Recoginition Award

American Military University (AMU) has been popular among military members, for many years. American Military University (AMU) has worked diligently to provide the best education to our military personnel. I am proud to say that I am a student of American Military University. American Military University's dedication to excellence has now earned them a prestigious award.

American Military University received the International Association of Emergency Managers's (IAEM) Academic Recognition Award. International Association of Emergency Manager's (IAEM) Academic Recognition Award is presented each year to a college or university that provides students with an excellent emergency management degree program.

American Military University is the first university, offering online classes, to be accredited by the Foundation of Higher Education (FOHE) for Disaster and Emergency Management. American Military University offers courses in multiple emergency management and response disciplines. American Military University's offerings include programs in both Emergency and Disaster Management and Homeland Security. Each of these programs have received the accreditation by the Foundation of Higher Education (FOHE).

As a student in the Emergency and Disaster Management program, I can attest to the high level of education offered. I came into American Military University with seven years of emergency management and response experience. When I decided to earn my bachelors degree, I researched many emergency management programs. American military University is one of the few programs that tailored to professionals working in the emergency management and response fields.

American military University knows that emergency management and response professionals can lead very hectic lives. Should a student's emergency management response duties interfere with completing a course, the student can notify the college and receive a course extension. This greatly aids emergency management and response professionals in continuing their college education. Many online universities are set in their procedures. They expect the student to serve the university, not the university to serve the student. Flexibility is just one of the features that are earned American military University the academic recognition award.

American Military University strives to provide emergency management and response degree programs, cover a wide range of topics. While studying for my Emergency and Disaster Management Bachelors degree, I will study such topics as psychology of disasters, Incident Command System (ICS), hazardous materials incident response, and even history of explosive ordnance disposal. This wide-ranging education provides graduates with a very base to begin a career.

American Military University is also very active in the emergency management and response community. American Military University's staff and faculty are very active in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Higher Education Initiative. Federal Emergency Management Agency's Higher Education Initiative works with colleges, across the country, to develop and provide curricula geared towards emergency management and response students.

American Military University's dedication to its students and producing a high level of professional graduates earned them this International Association of Emergency Managers Academic Recognition Award. I am sure American military University's continued dedication to producing a quality program will earn them many more awards.